Antidepressants are supposed to work by fixing a chemical imbalance, specifically, a lack of serotonin in the brain. Indeed, their supposed effectiveness is the primary evidence for the chemical imbalance theory.

The heightened risk of teen suicide doesn't vary among users of different antidepressants, a new study finds.Researchers say the finding supports the FDA's current "black box" warning on all antidepressants detailing the increased risk of sui

One in six service members is now taking at least one psychiatric drug, according to the Navy Times, with many soldiers taking "drug cocktail" combinations. Soldiers and military health care providers told the Military Times that psychiatric drugs are "be

Dystonia is a general term which describes involuntary movements and extended muscle contractions - a range of movement disorders. The patient has twisting body movements, tremor and unusual or awkward postures. For some patients the whole body may be inv

Just a few years ago, Yasmin Miller would have been horrified by the suggestion she might take antidepressants for the rest of her life. But today, the 37-yearold can barely imagine a future without this daily chemical boost.

`So what's it like to live, or exist for many of us with CFS/ME and FM. I have since 1991, I was diagnosed by an Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Irving Salit, and had to under go, a battery of tests to rule everything else out. ME/CFS and FM varies fro

Reports of unusual, severe reactions with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant drugs (SSRIs) emerged soon after the first SSRI, Prozac, was introduced in 1988. One of my own patients, a woman with a mild depressive disorder and no history

"The bottom line for people considering an antidepressant, I think, is that they should be more circumspect about taking it," he said, "and not be so shocked if it doesn't work the first time and think something's wrong with them."

Doctors and the public may have been misled about the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. They have both been victims of spin that researchers have put on their findings in order to present the drugs in the best possible light

One side effect of SSRIs is a sensation called Akathisia & is a restless agitation ranging from jitteriness to a sensation described by "jumping out of one's skin." Some researchers and physicians believe that akathisia is the principal trigger violence

a womans journey with progressive dysontia. Causes and orgnizations showen as well. Take note that anti-depressants cause this as well as dyskenisa (some identical, dytonia and dyskenisa), especially the SSR's